Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood (aka Doctor from Seven Dials) is a 1958 British-American period drama film directed by Robert Day and starring Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. The original music score was composed by Buxton Orr. It was released in England in 1958.
Plot
An 1840s British surgeon, Dr. Thomas Bolton (Boris Karloff) experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben (Francis de Wolff) and his henchman Resurrection Joe (Christopher Lee). Unfortunately, this shady partnership leads Bolton to further ruin, culminating in his unwitting participation in murder for which he becomes the first victim of a blackmail scheme.
More details
author | Jean Scott Rogers |
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director | Robert Day |
editor | Peter Mayhew |
genre | crime drama historical horror thriller |
keywords | addict anesthesia anesthetic awaken force francis de wolff |
musicBy | Buxton Orr |
producer | John Croydon |
productionCompany | Amalgamated Productions |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |